• Flight attendant: the most competitive job in China

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  In recent years, air hostessing has come to be seen as one of the most competitive jobs in China. It has extremely strict requirements, and approximately 50 people apply for each available position.

• Netizens criticize Olympic uniforms

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  When faced with an overwhelming number of comments vilifying the uniforms worn by the Chinese team at the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympic Games, Ye Chaoying, the designer, reacted calmly.

• Young at Heart: Love-struck Seniors Celebrate Chinese Valentine's Day in Beijing

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  Around 77 elderly couples from various communities in Beijing's Chaoyang's District, celebrated their longstanding weddings on Qixi Festival, also known as Chinese Valentine's Day, on August 9.

• Young Couple Holds Wedding Ceremony on Sky-High Hammock in C China

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  A young couple holds a breathtaking wedding ceremony on a sky-high hammock hanging from a skywalk in Pingjiang County of central China's Hunan Province during Qixi Festival, China's Valentine's Day which falls on the seventh day of the 7th month on the Chinese calendar, August 9th this year. [Chinanews.com]

• Subversion of State: 'There's no place for outlaws'

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  Four people were convicted of subverting State power and were sentenced by a court in Tianjin in a series of trials last week.

• Tunnel-bus production center faces delays

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  With Chinese Valentine's Day, or Qixi Festival, falling during the Olympic Games, young couples can divert their attention from sports to love, at least for the day.

• Car blamed in PLA fender-bender

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  The Chinese military on Thursday gave details of an accident involving a motorcade of armored vehicles, dismissing some internet users' accusations against the People's Liberation Army.

• Lawyer gets 7 years for subversion

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  Attorneys should abide more strictly by the law and not use cases to harm the country, judicial specialists said after lawyer Zhou Shifeng was sentenced to seven years in prison on Thursday after being found guilty of subverting State power.

• SWAT Policewoman Beats Male Counterparts in Muscle Contest

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  A policewoman in north China's Tianjin beat her male counterparts to win an abdominal muscle challenge competition organized by the Youth League Committee of the city's public security bureau.

• Nida's landfall brings travel to a standstill

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  Streets flooded, trees uprooted as storm hits Guangdong province; flights, trains canceled